 A Bell 206L-4 LongRanger similar to the one involved in the incident. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 25, 2009 |
| Summary | Under investigation[needs update] |
| Site | Mount Keş, Göksun Kahramanmaraş, Turkey 37°52′12″N 36°40′12″E / 37.87000°N 36.67000°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Bell 206L-4 LongRanger |
| Operator | Medair |
| Registration | TC-HEK |
| Flight origin | Sivas |
| Stopover | Çağlayancerit, Kahramanmaraş |
| Destination | Yerköy, Yozgat |
| Passengers | 5 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
A Bell 206L-4 LongRanger helicopter, tail number TC-HEK, operated by Medair while on a charter flight en route from Çağlayancerit in Kahramanmaraş Province to Yerköy in Yozgat Province, crashed on March 25, 2009 at around 16:00 EET (14:00 UTC) when it struck Mount Keş in central Turkey. The pilot and four passengers, including the leader of the Great Union Party (BBP) Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, were killed in the accident. Only one passenger survived the crash with injuries and made an emergency call. Due to harsh weather conditions at the crash site, the victims and the wreckage could be recovered only after two days, and the injured passenger was found dead under snow five days later.